Roy Owen Haynes (born March 13, 1925) is an American

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drummer. He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz. In a career lasting over 80 years, he has played swing,

bebop Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early-to-mid-1940s in the United States. The style features compositions characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumen ...

jazz fusion Jazz fusion (also known as fusion and progressive jazz) is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and jazz improvisation, improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, ...

avant-garde jazz Avant-garde jazz (also known as avant-jazz and experimental jazz) is a style of music and improvisation that combines avant-garde art music and composition with jazz. It originated in the early 1950s and developed through to the late 1960s. Orig ...

and is considered a pioneer of jazz drumming. "Snap Crackle" was a nickname given to him in the 1950s. He has led bands such as the Hip Ensemble. His albums ''Fountain of Youth'' and ''Whereas'' were nominated for a

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. He was inducted into the ''

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'' Hall of Fame in 1999. His son

Graham Haynes Graham Haynes (born September 16, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American cornetist, trumpeter and composer. The son of jazz drummer Roy Haynes, Graham is known for his work in nu jazz, fusing jazz with elements of hip hop and electronic music ...

is a cornetist; another son Craig Holiday Haynes and grandson

Marcus Gilmore Marcus Gilmore (born October 10, 1986) is an American drummer. In 2009, ''New York Times'' critic Ben Ratliff included Gilmore in his list of drummers who are "finding new ways to look at the drum set, and at jazz itself", saying, "he created th ...

are both drummers.

Career

Haynes was born in the Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts, United States to parents from the

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. His younger brother, Michael E. Haynes, would become an important leader in the black community of Massachusetts, working with

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 ...

during the civil rights movement, representing Roxbury in the

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, and for forty years serving as pastor of the Twelfth Baptist Church, where King had been a member while he pursued his doctoral degree at

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. Haynes made his professional debut in 1942 in his native Boston, and began his full-time professional career in 1945. From 1947 to 1949 he worked with saxophonist

Lester Young Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist. Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most i ...

, and from 1949 to 1952 was a member of saxophonist

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

's quintet. He also recorded at the time with pianist Bud Powell and saxophonists

Wardell Gray Wardell Gray (February 13, 1921 – May 25, 1955) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who straddled the swing and bebop periods. Biography Early years Gray was born in Oklahoma City, the youngest of four children. He spent his early chil ...

and Stan Getz. From 1953 to 1958, he toured with singer

Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "Jazz royalty, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine ...

and recorded with her. A tribute song was recorded by

Jim Keltner James Lee Keltner (born April 27, 1942) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. He was characterized by Bob Dylan biographer Howard Sounes as "the leading session drummer in America". Howard Sounes. ''Dow ...

and Charlie Watts of

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, and he appeared on stage with

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in 2006 and Page McConnell of

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in 2008. "Age seems to have just passed him by," Watts observed. "He's eighty-three and in 2006 he was voted Best Contemporary Jazz Drummer [in ''

'' magazine'''s'' readers' poll]. He's amazing." In 2008, Haynes lent his voice to the open-world video game ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', to voice himself as the DJ for the fictional classic jazz radio station, Jazz Nation Radio 108.5. Haynes is known to celebrate his birthday on stage, in recent years at the

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in New York City. In 2020, during the

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, his 95th birthday celebration was cancelled.

Awards and honors

''A Life in Time –'' ''The Roy Haynes Story'' was named by ''

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'' magazine as one of the Best Boxed Sets of 2007 and was nominated for an award by the Jazz Journalist's Association. WKCR-FM, New York, surveyed Haynes's career in 301 hours of programming, January 11–23, 2009. ''

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'' named Roy Haynes one of the best-dressed men in America in 1960, along with

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and tele ...

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

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, and

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. In 1994, Haynes was awarded the Danish Jazzpar prize, and in 1996 the French government knighted him with the

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, France's top literary and artistic honor. Haynes received honorary doctorates from the Berklee College of Music (1991), and the New England Conservatory (2004), as well as a Peabody Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, in 2012. He was inducted into the ''

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'' magazine Hall of Fame in 2004. On October 9, 2010, he was awarded the

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's BNY Mellon Jazz Living Legacy Award at the

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. In 2001, Haynes's album '' Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Charlie Parker'' was nominated for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards as Best Jazz Instrumental Album. On December 22, 2010, he was named a recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the

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, and he received the award at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception of the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on February 11, 2012. In 2019, Haynes was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the

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at the 28th Annual Loft Party.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* ''Busman's Holiday'' (

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, 1954) * ''Roy Haynes Modern Group'' (Swing, 1955) – recorded in 1954 * ''

Jazz Abroad ''Jazz Abroad'' is a split album by American jazz drummer Roy Haynes and Quincy Jones with tracks recorded in Sweden in 1953 and 1954 and released by EmArcy Records, EmArcy.Mercury, 1956) – recorded in 1953. split album with

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. * '' We Three'' with

Paul Chambers Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. (April 22, 1935 – January 4, 1969) was an American jazz double bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, he has become one of the most widely-known jazz bassists of the hard bop era. ...

Phineas Newborn Phineas Newborn Jr. (December 14, 1931 – May 26, 1989) was an American jazz pianist, whose principal influences were Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, and Bud Powell. Biography Newborn was born in Whiteville, Tennessee, and came from a musical fami ...

( New Jazz, 1959) – recorded in 1958 * '' Just Us'' (New Jazz, 1960) * '' Out of the Afternoon'' (

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, 1962) * ''

Cracklin' ''Cracklin is an album recorded by American jazz drummer Roy Haynes with tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin and released in July 1963 by Prestige Records. The two tracks written by pianist Ronnie Mathews–"Honeydew" and "Dorian"– were also released ...

'' with Booker Ervin (New Jazz, 1963) * ''

Cymbalism ''Cymbalism'' is an album recorded by American drummer Roy Haynes in 1963 for the New Jazz label.Roy Hayne ...

'' (New Jazz, 1963) * ''People'' (Pacific Jazz, 1964) * ''

Hip Ensemble ''Hip Ensemble'' is an album recorded by American drummer Roy Haynes in 1971 for the Mainstream label.Mainstream Mainstream may refer to: Film * ''Mainstream'' (film), a 2020 American film Literature * ''Mainstream'' (fanzine), a science fiction fanzine * Mainstream Publishing, a Scottish publisher * ''Mainstream'', a 1943 book by Hamilton Basso Mu ...

, 1971) * ''

Senyah ''Senyah'' is an album recorded by American drummer Roy Haynes in 1972 for the Mainstream Records, Mainstream label.Blue Mitchell Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and ...

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, Charles Williams (Mainstream, 1974) * ''Togyu'' (

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, 1975) – recorded in 1973 * ''Jazz a Confronto Vol. 29'' ( Horo, 1976) * ''Sugar Roy'' (Kitty, 1976) * '' Thank You Thank You'' (

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, 1977) * '' Vistalite'' (Galaxy, 1979) – recorded in 1977 * ''True or False'' (

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, 1986) * ''Encounters'' with Mark Isaacs,

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(ABC, 1990) – recorded in 1988 * ''Equipoise'' (Mainstream, 1991) – reissue of ''

Hip Ensemble ''Hip Ensemble'' is an album recorded by American drummer Roy Haynes in 1971 for the Mainstream label.Dreyfus Jazz, 1992) * ''Live at the Riverbop'' ( Marge, 1993) – live recorded in 1979 * ''Homecoming'' (Evidence, 1994) – live recorded in 1992 * ''Te Vou!'' (Dreyfus Jazz, 1994) * ''My Shining Hour'' with

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's Jazzparticipants (Storyville, 1995) – recorded in 1994 * ''Praise'' (Dreyfus Jazz, 1998) * ''The Roy Haynes Trio'' featuring

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(

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, 2000) – recorded in 1999 * '' Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Charlie Parker'' (Dreyfus Jazz, 2001) –

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-nominated album * ''Love Letters'' (Eighty-Eight's, 2002) * ''Whereas'' (Dreyfus Jazz, 2006) * ''The Island'' (Explore, 2007) – recorded in 1990 * ''Roy-Alty'' (Dreyfus Jazz, 2011)

Compilations

* ''

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'' (Dreyfus Jazz, 2004) –

-nominated album * ''Quiet Fire'' (Galaxy, 2004) – reissue of ''Thank You Thank You'' (1977) and ''Vistalite'' (1977) * ''A Life in Time: The Roy Haynes Story'' (Dreyfus Jazz, 2007) CD + DVD-Video–

-nominated track included

As sideman

''In recorded year order'' *1947:

, ''The Complete Aladdin Recordings of Lester Young'' (

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, 1995) CD*1949: Kai Winding, ''Modern Jazz Trombones'' (

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, 1952) *1949–1950: Stan Getz, '' Stan Getz Quartets'' (Prestige) *1950:

, '' Bird at St. Nick's'' (Jazz Workshop, 1958) *1949–51: Bud Powell, ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1952) 0 inch*1950–52:

, ''Memorial Album'' (Prestige, 1964) LP*1951–53:

, '' Miles Davis and Horns'' (Prestige, 1956) *1950–54: Stan Getz, ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1997) *1954:

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, 1955) *1954?:

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, ''Vibist'' (Savoy, 1954) *1954?:

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, ''I Only Have Eyes For Shu'' (

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, 1955) *1955:

, '' In the Land of Hi-Fi'' (EmArcy, 1955) *1955:

Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition ...

, '' Introducing Nat Adderley'' (

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, 1955) *1949–56:

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, ''

Meet Milt Jackson ''Meet Milt Jackson'' is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded between 1949 and 1956 and released on the Savoy label.

'' (

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, 1956) *1956:

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Quintet, ''Modern Music from Chicago'' (Fantasy, 1983) *1954–57: Sarah Vaughan, '' Swingin' Easy'' (EmArcy, 1957) *1957: Sonny Rollins, '' The Sound of Sonny'' (

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, 1957) *1958: Sarah Vaughan, '' After Hours at the London House'' ( Mercury, 1959) *1958:

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, ''

Thelonious in Action ''Thelonious in Action: Recorded at the Five Spot Cafe'' is a 1958 album by jazz musician Thelonious Monk with Johnny Griffin. The album was recorded live at the Five Spot Café on August 7, 1958, at the same sessions that produced '' Misterioso ...

'' (Riverside, 1958) – live *1958: Thelonious Monk, '' Misterioso'' (Riverside, 1958) – live *1958: Thelonious Monk, ''Live at the Five Spot Discovery!'' (Blue Note, 1993) *1958: Art Farmer, '' Portrait of Art Farmer'' (

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, 1958) *1958:

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, ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1999) *1958: Sonny Rollins, '' Brass & Trio'' ( MetroJazz, 1958) *1958:

Dorothy Ashby Dorothy Jeanne Thompson (August 6, 1932 – April 13, 1986), better known as Dorothy Ashby, was an American jazz harpist, singer and composer. Hailed as one of the most "unjustly under loved jazz greats of the 1950s" and the "most accomplished ...

, '' In a Minor Groove'' ( New Jazz, 1958) *1958:

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, '' In the Vernacular'' (

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, 1958) *1958:

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, '' Latin Affair'' (

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, 1959) *1959:

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, '' Live at the Five Spot'' (

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, 1959) – live *1959:

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, ''

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'' Piano Portraits by Phineas Newborn'' (

, 1959) *1959:

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, '' The Sonny Side of Stitt'' ( Roost, 1960) *1959: Phineas Newborn, Jr. '' I Love a Piano'' (Roulette, 1960) *1959: Lee Konitz, ''

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, 1959) *1960: Eric Dolphy, ''

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'' ( New Jazz, 1960) *1960: Eric Dolphy, ''

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'' (New Jazz, 1961) *1960: Eric Dolphy, ''

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'' (New Jazz, 1962) *1960: Etta Jones, ''

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'' (Prestige, 1960) *1960:

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, '' Singin' & Swingin''' (Prestige, 1960) *1960:

Tommy Flanagan Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. ...

, '' The Tommy Flanagan Trio'' (Moodsville, 1960) *1960:

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened in "Jaws"): it is either said that ...

Big Band, '' Trane Whistle'' (Prestige, 1960) *1960:

Oliver Nelson Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album ''The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signifi ...

, '' Taking Care of Business'' (New Jazz, 1960) *1960: Oliver Nelson, ''

Nocturne A nocturne is a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. History The term ''nocturne'' (from French '' nocturne'' 'of the night') was first applied to musical pieces in the 18th century, when it indicated an ensembl ...

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Moodsville Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock in New York City which issued recordings in the mainstream, bop, and cool jazz idioms. The company recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz music ...

, 1961) *1960: Oliver Nelson,

King Curtis Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery; February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musicia ...

& Jimmy Forrest, '' Soul Battle'' (Prestige, 1962) *1960: Sonny Stitt '' Stittsville'', '' Sonny Side Up'' ( Roost, 1961) *1960: Kai Winding & J. J. Johnson, '' The Great Kai & J. J.'' (

, 1961) *1960:

Lem Winchester Lem Winchester (March 19, 1928 – January 13, 1961) was an American jazz vibraphone player. Early life Lemuel Winchester was born in Wilmington, Delaware. His parents were politician William J. Winchester and Alverta Winchester. Career Formerl ...

, ''

Lem Winchester with Feeling ''Lem Winchester with Feeling'' is an album by vibraphonist Lem Winchester which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Moodsville label the following year.Steve Lacy, ''

The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy ''The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy'' is the third album by Steve Lacy and the first to be released on the Candid label in 1961. It features performances of tunes written by Thelonious Monk, Cecil Taylor, Miles Davis, by Lacy, Charles Davis, John ...

'' ( Candid, 1961) *1960:

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

, ''

Genius + Soul = Jazz Genius is a characteristic of original and exceptional insight in the performance of some art or endeavor that surpasses expectations, sets new standards for future works, establishes better methods of operation, or remains outside the capabiliti ...

'' (Impulse!, 1961) *1960: Oliver Nelson, '' Screamin' the Blues'' (New Jazz, 1961) *1960–61:

Etta Jones Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings are "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Gene A ...

, '' Something Nice'' (Prestige, 1961) *1961: Oliver Nelson, '' Straight Ahead'' (New Jazz, 1961) *1961: Oliver Nelson, '' The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (Impulse!, 1961) *1961:

Jaki Byard John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (; June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for hi ...

, '' Here's Jaki'' (New Jazz, 1961) *1961:

Ted Curson Theodore Curson (June 3, 1935 – November 4, 2012) was an American jazz trumpeter. Life and career Curson was born in Philadelphia. He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet. Curson's fath ...

, '' Plenty of Horn'' (Old Town, 1961) *1961: Stan Getz and

Bob Brookmeyer Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Ge ...

, ''

Recorded Fall 1961 ''Recorded Fall 1961'' is a 1961 studio album by American jazz musicians Bob Brookmeyer and Stan Getz. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album four and a half stars and stated: "As usual the cool-toned tenor blends in ve ...

'' (Verve, 1961) *1961: Stan Getz, ''

Focus Focus, or its plural form foci may refer to: Arts * Focus or Focus Festival, former name of the Adelaide Fringe arts festival in South Australia Film *''Focus'', a 1962 TV film starring James Whitmore * ''Focus'' (2001 film), a 2001 film based ...

'' (Verve, 1962) *1962:

Jackie Paris 'Carlo Jackie Paris (September 20, 1924 – June 17, 2004) was an American jazz singer and guitarist. He is best known for his recordings of "Skylark" and " 'Round Midnight" from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. Music career Early years Paris ...

, ''

The Song Is Paris ''The Song Is Paris'' is an album by American jazz vocalist and guitarist Jackie Paris recorded in 1962 for the Impulse! label.

'' (Impulse!, 1962) *1962:

Roland Kirk Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

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'' ( Mercury, 1962) *1962: Willis Jackson, ''

Bossa Nova Plus ''Bossa Nova Plus'' (also released as ''Shuckin) is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.

'' (Prestige, 1962) *1960–62: Sonny Stitt, '' Stitt in Orbit'' (Roost, 1963) *1960–62:

Jimmy Forrest James, Jim or Jimmy Forrest may refer to: Sports * James Forrest (rugby union) (born 1907), Scotland international rugby union player * James Forrest (baseball) (1897–1977), American baseball player * James Forrest (basketball) (born 1972), Ame ...

, '' Soul Street'' (New Jazz, 1962) *1962:

McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (from 1960 to 1965) and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Master and five-time Gram ...

, ''

Reaching Fourth ''Reaching Fourth'' is the second album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner which was released on the Impulse! Records, Impulse! label in 1963. It features performances by Tyner with bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Roy Haynes. Reception The Allmusic re ...

'' (Impulse!, 1963) *1962: Ted Curson, '' Ted Curson Plays Fire Down Below'' (Prestige, 1963) *1961-63:

John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of br ...

, '' Impressions'' (Impulse!, 1963) *1961–63: John Coltrane, ''

Newport '63 '' Newport '63'' is a live album by jazz musician John Coltrane recorded at the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival, with one additional track recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1961. Reception AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 4.5 stars an ...

'' (Impulse!, 1993) *1963: Frank Wess, '' Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me'' (Prestige, 1963) *1963: Andrew Hill, '' Black Fire'' (Blue Note, 1964) *1963: Andrew Hill, ''

Smokestack A chimney is an architectural ventilation structure made of masonry, clay or metal that isolates hot toxic exhaust gases or smoke produced by a boiler, stove, furnace, incinerator, or fireplace from human living areas. Chimneys are typ ...

'' (Blue Note, 1966) *1963:

Jackie McLean John Lenwood "Jackie" McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator, and is one of the few musicians to be elected to the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in the year of their deat ...

, '' Destination... Out!'' (Blue Note, 1964) *1964: Jackie McLean, '' It's Time!'' (Blue Note, 1965) *1961–64: Jaki Byard, ''

Out Front! ''Out Front!'' is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1964 (with one track from the 1961 session that produced '' Here's Jaki'') and released on the Prestige label.Jimmy Witherspoon James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer. Early life, family and education Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. His father was a railroad worker who sang in local choirs, and his mot ...

, '' Blue Spoon'' (Prestige, 1964) *1966: Stan Getz, '' The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris'' (Verve, 1967) *1966:

Gary Burton Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be he ...

, '' Tennessee Firebird'' (

, 1967) *1967: Gary Burton, '' Duster'' (RCA, 1967) *1966–68: Stan Getz, '' What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David'' (Verve, 1968) *1968:

Archie Shepp Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz. Biography Early life Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but ...

, ''

The Way Ahead ''The Way Ahead'' (also known as ''Immortal Battalion'') (1944) is a British Second World War drama film directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was written by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov. The film stars David Niven, Stanley Holloway and Willi ...

'' (Impulse!, 1968) *1968:

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...

, '' Now He Sings, Now He Sobs'' ( Solid State, 1968) *1968: Jack DeJohnette, ''

The DeJohnette Complex ''The DeJohnette Complex'' is the debut album by Jack DeJohnette featuring Bennie Maupin, Stanley Cowell, Miroslav Vitous, Eddie Gómez, and Roy Haynes recorded in 1968 and released on the Milestone label in 1969. Reception The Allmusic review ...

'' (

Milestone A milestone is a numbered marker placed on a route such as a road, railway line, canal or boundary. They can indicate the distance to towns, cities, and other places or landmarks; or they can give their position on the route relative to so ...

, 1969) *1969: Gary Burton, '' Country Roads & Other Places'' (RCA, 1968) *1969:

Leon Thomas Amos Leon Thomas Jr. (October 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999), known professionally as Leon Thomas, was an American jazz and blues vocalist, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and known for his bellowing glottal-stop style of free jazz singing in the ...

, ''

Spirits Known and Unknown ''Spirits Known and Unknown'' , subtitled ''New Vocal Frontiers'', is the debut album by American jazz vocalist and percussionist Leon Thomas recorded in 1969 and released by the Flying Dutchman label.Flying Dutchman The ''Flying Dutchman'' ( nl, De Vliegende Hollander) is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the seven seas forever. The myth is likely to have originated from the 17th-century Golden Age of the Du ...

, 1970) *1969: Oliver Nelson, ''

Black, Brown and Beautiful ''Black, Brown and Beautiful'' is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances by a big band recorded in 1969 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label. Selections from the album were released on Nelson's ...

'' (Flying Dutchman, 1970) *1969:

Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after ...

, ''

In the World ''In the World'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Strata-East label in 1972. The album was rereleased on CD as part of ''The Complete Clifford Jordan Strata-East Sessions'' by Mosaic ...

'' ( Strata-East, 1972) *1970: Leon Thomas, '' The Leon Thomas Album'' (Flying Dutchman, 1970) *1971: Pharoah Sanders, ''

Thembi ''Thembi'' is the seventh album by free jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, released in 1971. Overview Sanders moved away from the long, intense compositions of his earlier albums and produced an album of shorter tracks. He and other musicians p ...

''(Impulse!, 1971) *1971:

Gato Barbieri Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016) was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spa ...

, '' Under Fire'' (Flying Dutchman, 1973) *1974: Dave Brubeck, '' All The Things We Are'' (

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...

, 1976) *1975:

Duke Jordan Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regul ...

Quartet, ''

Misty Thursday ''Misty Thursday'' is an album led by pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1975 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.

'' ( SteepleChase, 1976) *1976: Duke Jordan Trio, '' Live in Japan'' (SteepleChase, 1977) *1976: Duke Jordan Trio, ''

Flight to Japan ''Flight to Japan'' is an album led by the pianist Duke Jordan, recorded in 1976 in Tokyo and released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1978.

'' (SteepleChase, 1978) *1976:

, ''

Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the F ...

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Inner City The term ''inner city'' has been used, especially in the United States, as a euphemism for majority-minority lower-income residential districts that often refer to rundown neighborhoods, in a downtown or city centre area. Sociologists some ...

, 1980) *1976:

Warne Marsh Warne Marion Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 18, 1987) was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as ...

, ''

How Deep, How High ''How Deep, How High'', is an album by saxophonist Warne Marsh and pianist Sal Mosca recorded in concert in 1976 and studio in 1979 and released on the Interplay label.

'' ( Interplay, 1980) *1977:

Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and ...

, ''A Grand Night For Swinging'' (

High Note HighNote Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Joe Fields with his son, Barney Fields, in 1997. Joe Fields worked for Prestige Records in the 1960s, and in the 1970s founded Muse Records. After he sold Muse, he started the Hig ...

, 2008) *1977?:

Nick Brignola Nicholas Thomas "Nick" Brignola (July 17, 1936 – February 8, 2002) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist. Biography Brignola was born on July 17, 1936 in Troy, New York. He was born into a musical family in which his father played the tu ...

Sextet with

Pepper Adams Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a s ...

, ''

Baritone Madness ''Baritone Madness'', is the debut album by baritone saxophonist Nick Brignola's Sextet featuring Pepper Adams which was recorded in late 1977 becoming the first release on the Bee Hive label.

'' (

, 1978) *1978:

Dizzy Reece Alphonso Son "Dizzy" Reece (born 5 January 1931) is a Jamaican-born hard bop jazz trumpeter. Reece is among a group of jazz musicians born in Jamaica which includes Bertie King, Joe Harriott, Roland Alphonso, Wilton Gaynair, Sonny Bradshaw, ...

, ''

Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project w ...

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Bee Hive A beehive is an enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the subgenus '' Apis'' live and raise their young. Though the word ''beehive'' is commonly used to describe the nest of any bee colony, scientific and professional literature ...

, 1978) *1978: Dizzy Reece and Ted Curson, '' Blowin' Away'' ( Interplay, 1978) *1978?:

Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...

, '' Birds and Ballads'' (Galaxy, 1978) *1978: Gary Burton, ''

Times Square Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent ...

'' ( ECM, 1979) *1978:

Alice Coltrane Alice Coltrane (' McLeod; August 27, 1937January 12, 2007), also known by her adopted Sanskrit name Turiyasangitananda, was an American jazz musician and composer, and in her later years a swamini. An accomplished pianist and one of the few har ...

, '' Transfiguration'' (

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...

, 1978) LP*1978:

Art Pepper Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982) was an American alto saxophonist and very occasional tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. Active in West Coast jazz, Pepper came to prominence in Stan Kenton's big band. He was known ...

, '' Art Pepper Today'' (Galaxy, 1979) *1978:

Sal Nistico Sal, SAL, or S.A.L. may refer to: Personal name * Sal (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname Places * Sal, Cape Verde, an island and municipality * Sal, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Ca ...

, '' Neo/Nistico'' (

, 1978) *1978:

Red Garland William McKinley "Red" Garland Jr. (May 13, 1923 – April 23, 1984) was an American modern jazz pianist. Known for his work as a bandleader and during the 1950s with Miles Davis, Garland helped popularize the block chord style of playing in jazz ...

, ''

Equinox A solar equinox is a moment in time when the Sun crosses the Earth's equator, which is to say, appears directly above the equator, rather than north or south of the equator. On the day of the equinox, the Sun appears to rise "due east" and se ...

'' (Galaxy, 1979) *1978:

Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...

, '' Ain't Misbehavin''' (Galaxy, 1979) *1978: Stanley Cowell, ''

Equipoise Equipoise may refer to: * Clinical equipoise, or the principle of equipoise, a medical research term * Equilibrioception, the state of being balanced or in equilibrium * Boldenone undecylenate, an anabolic steroid, by the trade name ''Equipoise'' * ...

'' (Galaxy, 1979) *1978: Archie Shepp, '' Lady Bird'' ( Denon, 1979) *1979: Ted Curson, '' The Trio'' (Interplay, 1979) *1979:

Joe Albany Joe Albany (born Joseph Albani; January 24, 1924 – January 12, 1988) was an American modern jazz pianist who played bebop with Charlie Parker as well as being a leader on his own recordings. Life and career Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, ...

, ''

Bird Lives! ''Bird Lives!'' is an album by trumpeter Red Rodney featuring performances of tunes by, or associated with, Charlie Parker which was recorded in 1973 and released on the Muse label.

'' (Interplay, 1979) *1981: Chick Corea, ''

Trio Music ''Trio Music'' is an album by Chick Corea, released in 1982 through the record label ECM. It features bassist Miroslav Vitous, and drummer Roy Haynes. The album peaked at number seventeen on '' Billboard'' Jazz Albums chart. The record is this ...

'' (ECM, 1982) *1983:

Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...

, '' Sweet Return'' (Atlantic, 1983) *1983?: Toshiyuki Honda, ''Dream'' (Eastworld, 1983) *1984: Chick Corea, '' Trio Music Live in Europe'' (ECM, 1986) – live.

nominated album. *1987: McCoy Tyner, '' Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane'' (Impulse!, 1988) –

won album *1987:

Michel Petrucciani Michel Petrucciani (; ; 28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. He became one of the most accomplish ...

, '' Michel plays Petrucciani'' (Blue Note, 1988) *1987: Chick Corea, ''Live in Montreaux'' (GRP, 1994) – live *1989: Pat Metheny, '' Question and Answer'' ( Geffen, 1990) *1994:

Kenny Barron Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. Biography Born in Philadel ...

, '' Wanton Spirit'' (Verve, 1994) –

nominated album *1995:

Stephane Grappelli Stephane may refer to: * Stéphane, a French given name * Stephane (Ancient Greece), a vestment in ancient Greece * Stephane (Paphlagonia) Stephane ( grc, Στεφάνη) was a small port town on the coast of ancient Paphlagonia, according to Arr ...

, ''Flamingo'' (Dreyfus, 1996) *1996: Chick Corea, '' Remembering Bud Powell'' ( Stretch, 1997) –

nominated album *1997: Gary Burton, ''

Like Minds ''Like Minds'' is a 2006 Australian thriller film written and directed by Gregory J. Read. The film was produced by the South Australian Film Corporation. It debuted in Australia on 9 November 2006. The psychological thriller is the first Aus ...

'' (

Concord Concord may refer to: Meaning "agreement" * Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony) * Harmony, in music * Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...

, 1998) –

won album *2010: Sonny Rollins, ''Road Shows vol. 2'' (Doxy, 2011) – live

References

External links

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